11.06.2020 - By CBC
When two librarians in Kelowna B.C. decide to hold Drag Queen Story Hour for kids, they plan everything… from the books about inclusion and diversity that educational assistant Tyson Cook will read while in character as “Miss Freida Whales,” to the rainbow wand-making craft they’ll lead with the kids and the music breaks they’ll take so the kids can get up and move around between books. But what Ashley and Chris don’t plan for… is the ideological tempest that is unleashed on the city of Kelowna — engulfing librarians, activists, parents and politicians. Drag Queen Story Hour turned into a pitched battle to define what is the role of a library, who is it for, and who gets to decide?